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Thursday, December 1, 2011

16 weeks...

DJ asked me in the car on the way downtown earlier this week how far along I was [can you believe he had to ask?! just kidding, he was unsure of the exact week] and when I replied 16 weeks he was floored -- and let's be real, I kinda am too - these four months have flown by and the individual weeks are flying by too. there are still moments that I have these flutters of "holy shit, I'm going to be a mom?!" and "there's a baby growing INSIDE of me, what!?" Every single time we hear the heartbeat I am just awed by the fact that there is a living being growing inside of me [I don't know why I just never thought about it before and now I just can't seem to get past it].

I'm so excited to find out the sex of the baby in the coming weeks because I feel like then we can start making some headway on names [we have middle names picked and a solid list of first names for each sex]. Even though I'm a ball of nerves I'm still on cloud nine that we're pregnant - there are so many moments where I find myself smiling thinking of this little baby that's growing inside of me that we made - that is made from me and DJ... and it still blows my mind. I can't wait to meet this little person that we've created and see what they're like - who do they look like [me], who do they act like [hopefully DJ].

anyways, here we are week 16... here's the lowdown:

baby j is the size of an AVOCADO... [4.5 inches long (head to rump) and 3.5 ounces], and speaking of avocados, I've been craving all things mexican this week... I'm pretty sure I could eat a chipotle burrito bowl for every meal and not get sick of it!

sleeping: eeeh, alright - I've been having issues getting comfortable/falling asleep but once I'm down for the count, I usually sleep through the night

movement: I can't wait - still nothing definitive as far as feeling movement, though I have had a few "could that be the baby?!" moments... again, can't wait until I know.

cravings: mexican, mexican, apples, salty stuff and more mexican. oh and cookies, but lets be real, I always want chocolate chip cookies [now I just have an excuse, ha]

new bras bought: two. let's just say I'm still growing... aka I sleep with boobs in my chin.

gender: unknown... I say girl, DJ says boy - the Chinese Prediction Calendar says boy - I honestly would be happy either way - I just want a happy healthy baby! my niece told me last night there was a girl in my belly - she's the smartest [almost] four year old I know so she must be right, hah.

best moment(s) of the week: getting a mani/pedi, loads of reading, just spending time talking about our baby with DJ, baby j taking part in their first ZTA ritual [and my first chapter meeting as an advisor, yay]

so there it is, my 16th week in a nutshell - and now what you've all been asking for here's "the bump" going strong in full force....

You look amazing! I felt Olivia when I was 18 weeks but Jackson at 16 weeks... so pretty much any day. And if you rock in a chair then stop for awhile? That's when I felt my babies the most.

If you don't have one already- get an exercise ball! They are *amazing* for your back when you get bigger and.... they are hands down the best thing to rock a baby to sleep on. No kidding. I would get on teh ball and bounce and babies would be OUT. Or they would start farting which is good. The bonus is that you get some exercise too. :)

So cute! Isn't it amazing to realize there's a BABY growing inside you?! The feeling is surreal and hard to describe until you are going through it. When I was pregnant, I was just in awe of everything my body was capable of doing and how miraculous life really is. God is soooo good!!